If there were doubt that it's a new era in women's tennis, the halter number Venus Williams wore at the U.S. Open dispelled it. The young ladies of tennis have been replaced by brassy girls with wicked strokes. The Williams sisters have created a media frenzy that hasn't been seen in American tennis since...well, since Chris Evert. Can the hair-beaded powerhouse stand up to the hair-ribboned champ?
CHRIS EVERT VENUS WILLIAMS 5 ft. 6 in. 6 ft. 1 in.
AGE AT START OF CAREER 17 14
CAREER SPAN 18 years (1971 to 1989) Five years, so far
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